hemiguy
Silver Member
OK, this may sound like a really dumb question to start a thread, but why aren't these consistently color coded?
Now for storage I have 2 1/2 and 5 gallon "standard" red cans for gasoline and a yellow 5 gallon can for diesel. I think TSC also sells blue 5 gallon cans for kero. But my JD455 (diesel) fuel cap is red, my JD2520 (diesel) fuel cap is black, and my JD322 (gas) fuel cap is also black. Of course my PU truck and cars (all gas) all have fuel caps that are common basic black. I honestly have never noticed if station pump nozzels have any particular colors. Bottom line, though, seems to be no particular color consistency vs fuel type.
So is this only true here in the US? How about up there in Canada or over there in Europe (where a way higher percentage of vehicles are Diesel). Just thought this is interesting as I've heard of a few times where folks have put gas in their company's diesel truck or visa versa. Oops. With this new global economy thing and language differences, seems like color coding would be a cool thing
Now someone might say color coding wouldn't help for those folks that are color blind, but this argument certainly doesn't hold water compared to something like say standard traffic signal lights.
Anyway, obviously way too much time on my hands to think about something like this.
Now for storage I have 2 1/2 and 5 gallon "standard" red cans for gasoline and a yellow 5 gallon can for diesel. I think TSC also sells blue 5 gallon cans for kero. But my JD455 (diesel) fuel cap is red, my JD2520 (diesel) fuel cap is black, and my JD322 (gas) fuel cap is also black. Of course my PU truck and cars (all gas) all have fuel caps that are common basic black. I honestly have never noticed if station pump nozzels have any particular colors. Bottom line, though, seems to be no particular color consistency vs fuel type.
So is this only true here in the US? How about up there in Canada or over there in Europe (where a way higher percentage of vehicles are Diesel). Just thought this is interesting as I've heard of a few times where folks have put gas in their company's diesel truck or visa versa. Oops. With this new global economy thing and language differences, seems like color coding would be a cool thing
Now someone might say color coding wouldn't help for those folks that are color blind, but this argument certainly doesn't hold water compared to something like say standard traffic signal lights.
Anyway, obviously way too much time on my hands to think about something like this.